# \[PtR\] 关于马刺战胜快船，我们学到了什么

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**Tags:** 2025-26赛季, 朱利安-尚帕尼, 卡特-布莱恩特
**Created:** [2026 年3 月 7 日 19:00 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/45118 "2026-03-07T19:00:06Z")
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#### 发布日期： [2026 年3 月 7 日 19:00 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/45118/1 "2026-03-07T19:00:06Z")

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By August Bembel | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-03-07 18:08:24

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说真的，作为一支在西部排名靠前、战绩为44胜17负的球队粉丝，在2026年3月观看一场NBA比赛时，心态会是怎样的？可能不会有太大起伏，对吧？大概率只是又一场胜利，或者是偶尔的失利。近来，失利已成罕见之事，但谁在乎呢？

反正马刺肯定能打进季后赛。而且，由于他们在负场数上领先目前排名第五的丹佛掘金 (Denver Nuggets) 多达8场，他们将带着主场优势开启季后赛。同时，由于他们在负场数上也领先第三名的明尼苏达森林狼 (Minnesota Timberwolves) 6场，他们极有可能在第二轮也拥有主场优势。

马刺甚至可能超越俄克拉荷马城雷霆 (Oklahoma City Thunder) 登顶西部第一。卫冕冠军目前输了15场比赛，仅比马刺少输2场。即便无法反超，如果马刺在西部决赛遇到雷霆，他们真的需要感到畏惧吗？

“你不会连续三次输给一支球队……除非他们确实比你更强。”雷霆的最佳球员、或许也是联盟最佳球员的谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 在去年12月谈到马刺时曾这样评价。

如果马刺在本常规赛第三次对阵底特律活塞 (Detroit Pistons)——这支目前东部战绩第一、极有可能打进总决赛的球队——马刺很可能会完成赛季“三杀”。

所以，回到那个问题：作为圣安东尼奥马刺的球迷，看着球队在西部位置如此稳固，常规赛中还有什么能让你感到不安的吗？答案是：一支正在争夺附加赛席位的西部球队，最终可能成为意想不到的对位噩梦。

在昨晚比赛的半场休息时，甚至进入第三节，洛杉矶快船 (L.A. Clippers) 看起来正是那样的噩梦。我关于季后赛的那些宏大梦想，在那一刻开始变得像是一场步步逼近的梦魇。

我不禁想到了1994年的季后赛，那是我记忆中相当清晰的一年，因为那是我完整关注的第一个NBA赛季。西雅图超音速 (Seattle Supersonics) 当时是德国电视台上出镜率最高的球队之一，因为他们拥有德特雷夫·施拉姆夫 (Detlef Schrempf)。虽然我算不上铁杆粉丝，但我挺喜欢那支球队。

他们有球风华丽的肖恩·坎普 (Shawn Kemp)；有能投三分的中锋萨姆·帕金斯 (Sam Perkins)，这在当时也是奇景；还有外线防守令人叹为观止的后场搭档加里·佩顿 (Gary Payton) 和肯德尔·吉尔 (Kendall Gill)。他们当时拥有全联盟最佳战绩，却在首轮负于丹佛掘金。

如果马刺在季后赛首轮遭遇快船，这会成为他们今年的命运吗？平心而论，尽管马刺在背靠背第二场 (SEGABABA) 完成了历史性的逆转，但这仅仅是本赛季马刺与快船的首次交锋。接下来我会密切关注与这支球队的比赛，此前我一直认为他们不过是“科怀加上一些合同工”。

### 关键总结

- 马刺的主力持球后卫中，没有一个特别擅长外线远投，但三人都非常擅长持球切过三分线并杀向篮筐——通常情况下是这样。但在很长一段时间里，快船的外线防守者让斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)、德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 吃尽了苦头，而且布鲁克·洛佩斯 (Brook Lopez) 还镇守在禁区。洛佩斯虽然不是维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)，且已处于37岁的高龄赛季，但他依然不是那种你在突破时想要遇到的防守者——不幸的是，在防守端，马刺也拿他没什么办法。
- 马刺经常被迫采取深远的跳投，而且出手的人选并不理想。诚然，文班亚马可以随心所欲，但我真的不想再看到福克斯弧顶拔起的三分球砸到前沿，或者斯蒂芬·卡斯尔在偶尔投进一球后就开始糟糕地“手感测试”。
- 阵中有两名球员具备瞬间手感火热的能力——那就是朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 和德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)。不管福克斯和文班是否是第一和第二进攻点，看到他们的三分出手次数和瓦塞尔、尚帕尼持平甚至更多，都会让我感到不安。
- 投篮分配的一点点改变可能会大有裨益：给文班的任何空接都是好主意，福克斯的任何中距离干拔也是如此。至于三分球，尚帕尼和瓦塞尔应该多投一点，而文班和福克斯少投一点。（是的，文班三分9投4中表现出色，但文班近一半的投篮都来自远射并不是一种可持续的战术。）
- 马刺最近在对阵猛龙的比赛中罚球命中率不足60%——而昨晚的表现更糟，14投仅7中。简单直白地说，马刺必须在这方面做得更好。否则，“砍马刺战术”将成为季后赛对手的常规选项。
- 说了五条，在一场史诗级逆转获胜后，我还没怎么夸奖马刺。事实确实如此，马刺直到第三节中段才开始打出像样的篮球。而且坦率地说，不少马刺球员的表现并不理想。卡斯尔、瓦塞尔以及很多板凳球员的表现都很平庸。
- 福克斯尽管在外线投丢了7个球，但他确实完成了作为第二核心应尽的职责；而文班在仅上场22分钟的情况下展现了极高的效率。然而，真正超出预期并成为最终获胜关键的球员，是贡献了高效20分的尚帕尼和卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)。
- 在经历了有些坎坷的新秀赛开局后，布莱恩特最近越来越进入状态。他的防守能力——不仅是在外线——非常出色，而且他在进攻端也找到了更好的融入方式。虽然他只得到了5分（一个高光空接和一个高光三分），但他上场时给人一种非常稳健的感觉。他+11的正负值也是全队最高的。
- 有了布莱恩特，马刺可能已经找到了未来的四号位。随着哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 的合同将在本赛季结束后到期，问题可能在于：布莱恩特会在二年级就成为首发吗？他可能需要有人来指导和支持他。而有这样一个人或许会进入自由市场，我想到的那个人昨晚就在场上。
- 如果非要选出我史上最喜欢的角色球员，那不是丹尼·格林 (Danny Green) 或肖恩·巴蒂尔 (Shane Battier)，就是尼古拉斯·巴图姆 (Nicolas Batum)。快船下赛季拥有他的球队选项，但如果他们选择不执行，而他又愿意再打一个赛季，我希望马刺管理层能联系他。37岁的巴图姆依然值得信赖，他能胜任防守和传球，能命中三分，且极少犯错。

_由生成式 AI 翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。_

> **点击查看原文：What We Learned from the Spurs’ Win Over the Clippers**
>
> # What We Learned from the Spurs’ Win Over the Clippers
> 
> ![](https://platform.poundingtherock.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/126/2026/03/gettyimages-2264625663.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100)
> 
> Seriously, what can happen watching an NBA game in March 2026 as a fan of a team with a 44-and-17 record in the Western Conference? Not much, right? Probably just another win. Or a loss. Losses have become a rare thing, as of late, but who cares?
> 
> The Spurs are going to make the playoffs anyway. And since they’re eight games clear in the loss column of the currently fifth-placed Denver Nuggets, they’re going to enter the playoffs with home-court advantage. And since they’re also six loss-column games clear of the third-placed Minnesota Timberwolves, they’ll very likely have home-court advantage in the second round as well.
> 
> The Spurs might even overtake the Oklahoma City Thunder for a first-place finish. The champions have thus far lost 15 games, only two games fewer than the Spurs. And even if they don’t, do the Spurs have to be afraid of OKC, in case they meet them in the Western Conference Finals?
> 
> “You don’t lose to a team three times in a row… without them being better than you.” That’s what Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC’s best player and possibly the best player in the league, had to say about the Spurs in December.
> 
> And if the Spurs were to play the Detroit Pistons, the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference and therefore not an unlikely team to make the NBA Finals, for a third time this regular season, they probably would beat them for the third time.
> 
> So, again, what could upset you as a fan of the San Antonio Spurs, watching a regular-season game with the Spurs sitting so comfortably in the Western Conference? The answer to that question: A Western Conference team that’s in the mix for a play-in spot that turns out to be an unexpected matchup nightmare.
> 
> At halftime in last night’s game, even into the third quarter, that’s exactly what the L.A. Clippers looked like. My lofty dreams about the upcoming playoffs started to look like a looming nightmare.
> 
> I started thinking about the 1994 playoffs, which I remember rather clearly since that was the first full NBA season I followed. The Seattle Supersonics were one of the most-featured teams on German TV, since they had Detlef Schrempf. And though I wasn’t really a fan, I kinda liked that team.
> 
> They had Shawn Kemp, who was spectacular. They had a three-point shooting center in Sam Perkins, which was also spectacular. They had that backcourt pairing of Gary Payton and Kendall Gill, who made perimeter defense a spectacle. They also had the best record in the league. And yet they fell to the Denver Nuggets in the first round.
> 
> Could that be the Spurs’ destiny this year, if they matched up with the Clippers? To be perfectly honest, despite the Spurs’ historic comeback on a SEGABABA, this was the first time the Spurs played the Clippers this season. And I’ll be watching the upcoming games against a team that I had thus far considered “Kawhi and some guys on contracts” with a keen eye.
> 
> ### Takeaways
> 
> - None of the Spurs’ primary ballhandling guards is particularly good at shooting the ball from beyond the arc, but all three are very good at making their way across the arc and toward the rim with the ball in their hands – normally, that is. The Clippers’ perimeter defenders gave Castle, Fox, and Harper all sorts of trouble for large stretches, and Brook Lopez was lurking in the paint. Lopez isn’t Wembanyama and he’s in his age-37 season, but he is still not someone you’d like to meet at the rim as a driver – and, unfortunately, also not someone the Spurs looked good defending on the other end.
> - The Spurs often had to settle for deep jumpers, and it wasn’t necessarily the right guys taking them. Granted, Wemby can and will do whatever he wants, but Fox front-rimming pull-up threes from above or around the break and Castle badly heat-checking after a rare make is something I would love to see less of.
> - There are two guys who have a record of getting seriously hot – and that’s Julian Champagnie and Devin Vassell. Fox and Wemby taking as many or even more threes than Vassell and Champagnie makes me feel uncomfortable, regardless of them being the number one and two options.
> - A bit of a change in shot diet might go a long way: any lob to Wemby is a good idea, as is any pull-up midranger by Fox. As for threes, a bit more from Champagnie and Vassell, and a bit less from Wemby and Fox. (Yes, four out of nine from Wemby is a great return, but Wemby taking about half his field-goal attempts from deep isn’t a sustainable tactic.)
> - The Spurs recently shot below 60 percent from the charity stripe against the Raptors – and they did even worse last night, going seven out of fourteen. Plain and simple, the Spurs must get better than this. Otherwise, “Hack-a-Spur” will become a viable option for the opposition in the playoffs.
> - Five bullet points in, I have said very few good words about the Spurs after an emphatic comeback victory. That’s true, but the Spurs didn’t start to play good basketball until the mid-third quarter. And, frankly, quite a number of Spurs didn’t have a particularly good game. Castle didn’t, Vassell didn’t, and lots of the bench guys didn’t.
> - Fox, despite seven misses from deep, did what can legitimately be expected of a number-two option, while Wemby was extremely productive considering he only played 22 minutes. However, the guys who surpassed what can normally be expected from them, and therefore were big reasons why the game was won in the end, were Julian Champagnie, who scored an efficient 20 points, and Carter Bryant.
> - After a very bumpy start to his rookie season, Bryant is getting into the groove more and more as of late. The defensive chops – and not only out on the perimeter – are outstanding, and he is also finding better ways to insert himself on the offensive end. Though he only scored five points – a highlight alley-oop and a highlight three – he looked like a steadying presence out there. His plus-11 plus-minus was a team best.
> - With Bryant, the Spurs may have found their future four. With Barnes’ contract expiring at the end of the season, the question is probably this: will Bryant already be a starter as a sophomore? He’d probably need someone to guide him and back him up. Someone could become available, though. And the someone I’m thinking about was on the court last night.
> - If I had to pick my favourite role player of all time, it would be either Danny Green, Shane Battier – or Nicolas Batum. The Clippers have a team option on him for next season, but should they choose not to pick it up, and should he choose to play another season, I would want the Spurs’ front office to get in touch. At age 37, the guy can still be trusted to defend competently, pass competently, make threes, and avoid mistakes.

By August Bembel, via [Pounding The Rock](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-analysis/96505/what-we-learned-from-the-spurs-win-over-the-clippers)

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# 热评：

> [@spiceymeatball](#):
>
> **这是谁？**  
> 过去15场比赛：  
> 14胜1负  
> 场均得分（PPG）联盟第1  
> 场均盖帽联盟第1  
> 场均助攻联盟第1  
> 净效率（Net Rating）联盟第1  
> 正负值联盟第1  
> 防守篮板联盟第1  
> 对手有效投篮命中率（eFG%）联盟第1  
> 防守效率（Defensive Rating）联盟第2

> [@\#8 in the Rafters](#):
>
> 如果没有以下这些因素，我们赢不下这场比赛：
> 
> -朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 在第三节彻底杀疯了  
> -卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 做了50件没体现在技术统计上的贡献  
> -“关键先生”德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 在他最爱的第四节砍下10分  
> -米奇 (Mitch) 教练叫出了年度最佳暂停  
> -维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在背靠背第二场（B2B）的巨大消耗下，倾其所有
> 
> 众星归位，更强的球队赢得了胜利。而我们有幸见证了这一切！

> [@Morethanagame](#):
>
> 我能理解你为什么要冷静地反思马刺做错了什么，公平地说，他们确实因为处理球太草率和防守轮转慢而一度落后25分。他们对科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 的防守并不好，而且让太多其他球员拿到了轻松得分的机会。
> 
> 但这些事情需要结合背景来看。他们都筋疲力尽了。在一个月长的客场之旅后，又要面对打完底特律活塞之后的背靠背第二场（SEGABABA）。你指出的多数问题（失误、罚球丢分、三分出手过多，我还要加上愚蠢的犯规）都是疲劳的迹象。在注意力集中的夜晚，他们不会犯这么多错误（他们已经向我们充分证明了这一点）。然而，他们依然深挖潜能，咬牙拼下了这场胜利。即使在半场落后20分、大多数人都会原谅他们放弃的情况下，他们也从未低头。他们找回了状态并扭转了战局。这展现了季后赛所需的惊人韧性和顽强。

> [@Nicedoggie](#):
>
> 摘自文章：
> 
> > 随着哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 的合同在赛季结束到期，问题可能在于：布莱恩特会在他的大二赛季就成为首发吗？
> 
> 我也考虑过这个问题，但我认为如果不发生重大的阵容变动，下赛季的首发五人组可能保持现状：文班亚马、尚帕尼、德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)、福克斯、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)。
> 
> 巴恩斯可能不会续约，主要是出于薪金空间考虑，但至少部分原因是卡特·布莱恩特应该准备好接管他在替补席的时间了。我确实认为布莱恩特最终会成为首发，或者至少是首发级别的球员。我只是觉得目前的阵容表现太好了，没理由去打乱它。

> [@dakkado](#):
>
> 你必须得提一下凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 的那几个关键三分。一个是在第三节末，另一个是在第四节。他最近手感一直不好，所以当我们急需得分时，那几个球至关重要。

> [@Fkj](#):
>
> 非常简洁的总结。（现在可不是安利巴图姆的好时机 :）。）
> 
> 我的几点看法：
> 
> 1. 不知道薪金空间的后果或他的合同情况，但朱利安肯定要拿大合同了！希望是在马刺。（有谁了解数据吗？）
> 
> 2. 文班亚马的三分球似乎手感不稳定。如果他前几个投不进，那场比赛他就该少投点。当他手热的时候，他是我们最好的三分手之一。
> 
> 3. 布莱恩特看起来是我们未来的3/4号位摇摆人。由于他非常年轻，可能还会长高1到2英寸，那将是与文班搭档4号位所需的理想身材。目前来看，如果巴恩斯能以更低的合同回归，他将是完美的替补。
> 
> 4. 我也在看可能的季后赛对决。快船、湖人、勇士都拥有充满老将和超级球星的阵容，可能会在首轮给我们带来麻烦。拭目以待。
> 
> 5. 各位马刺区的老铁，这比赛绝对太棒了！今天让我想起了季后赛逆转勇士的那场，当时马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili) 先是坑了比赛，最后又赢下了比赛。那句著名的波波维奇名言……“一分钟前我想当场把他裁掉，下一分钟我想请他吃早餐。”
> 
> 6. 额外补充：伦纳德拿了30分，有抢断，罚球全中，也许我们该停止对他嘘声了。除非嘘他比赢球对你来说更重要。Peace。

> [@Bluyork](#):
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> 如果这不是背靠背第二场，伦纳德在防守端依然会让斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 难以招架。凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 还行，斯蒂芬有他的路数，且在身体对抗上不吃亏。但防伦纳德还不行，也许永远不行。卡斯尔可能块头太小，力量也不足以应付伦纳德。也许布莱恩特几年后可以，虽然到那时伦纳德可能已经下滑到无关痛痒了。

> [@dk-area51](#):
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> 这篇糟糕的“暴论”我看到一半就读不下去了；这只是一场背靠背第二场的常规赛，文班亚马还受到严格的时间限制，而快船休息充分。这完全是教科书式的危言耸听。马刺并非完美的球队，我们也不知道季后赛会如何演变，但根据这场毫无意义的比赛就做出末日式的推论，读起来让人恼火。

> [@lakunoc](#):
>
> 嗨 August，最近好吗？尼古拉斯·巴图姆 (Nicolas Batum) 披上马刺球衣简直是天作之合：一位才华横溢、性格极佳的球员。唉，可悲的希望，尼古拉斯已经在法国媒体上明确表示，他延续职业生涯只是因为快船提供了一份合同。他的家人已经在洛杉矶安顿下来，他表示在职业生涯的这个阶段，他看重家庭的稳定性胜过任何新的职业挑战。没错，_这真让我感到恶心（由于无法实现而遗憾）_。

> [@Nasty spurs ph](#):
>
> 我明白了一件事：波波维奇很久以前的那句评论依然适用——这帮家伙从“真可怜”变成了“去你的（干掉对手）”。

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> > [@spiceymeatball](#):
> >
> > \*\*Who is this?\*\*Last 15 games  
> > 14-1 record  
> > 1st in NBA in PPG  
> > 1st in NBA in blocks  
> > 1st in NBA in assists  
> > 1st in NBA in net rating  
> > 1st in NBA in plus-minus  
> > 1st in NBA in defensive REB  
> > 1st in NBA in opponent eFG%  
> > 2nd in NBA in defensive rating
> 
> > [@\#8 in the Rafters](#):
> >
> > We don’t win this game without:
> > 
> > -Julian going nuclear in the 3rd quarter  
> > -Carter Bryant doing 50 things that didn’t show up on the box score  
> > -Clutch Fox scoring 10 pts in his favorite quarter  
> > -Coach Mitch calling the timeout of the year  
> > -Wembanyama emptying everything in the tank after a huge B2B
> > 
> > The stars aligned and the better team won. And we got to witness it!
> 
> > [@Morethanagame](#):
> >
> > I get why you are reflecting on what the Spurs have done wrong with a cool head, and to be fair, they did get down by 25 due to very sloppy plays and slow defense. They didn’t defend KL particularly well, and they let too many other guys get easy buckets.
> > 
> > But these things need to be looked at in context. They were all exhausted. After a month-long road trip, and being on a SEGABABA after a very tough game with the Pistons. Most of those issues you pointed out (TOs, missed FTs, too many attempts at 3s, and I’ll add silly fouls) were signs of fatigue. They would not have committed so many of those mistakes on a night when they have good level of focus (they’ve more than enough proved that to us). And yet, they dug deep and found something in them to grind it out. They never gave up even when most people would have forgiven them if they had after going down by 20 at HT. They turned it on, and turned it around. That shows incredible resilience and tenacity that’d be needed come PlayOff time.
> 
> > [@Nicedoggie](#):
> >
> > From the article:
> > 
> > > With Barnes’ contract expiring at the end of the season, the question is probably this: will Bryant already be a starter as a sophomore?
> > 
> > I’ve thought about this too, but I think the starting five as it is now will likely be how next season looks, absent any big roster changes: Victor, Champs, Devin, Fox, Castle.
> > 
> > Barnes will probably not get re-signed, mostly for cap reasons, but at least in part because Carter Bryant should be ready to take his minutes off the bench. I do see Bryant as an eventual starter, or at least starter-quality player. I just think the current lineup is doing so well there’s no reason to mess with it.
> 
> > [@dakkado](#):
> >
> > You have to call out a couple of big 3’s from keldon. One to end the third and another in the 4th. His shot has been off of late, so they were huge when we needed then
> 
> > [@Fkj](#):
> >
> > Very succinct recap. ( Not the best moment to plug Batumn:).)
> > 
> > My Dime:
> > 
> > 1. Don’t know the cap repercussions or his contract status, but Jules is going to get paid! Hopefully by the Spurs. ( Anyone with data?)
> > 
> > 2. Seems Wemby is icy/hot from 3. If his first one’s don’t fall he needs to give them up that game. When he is hot ,he is one our best 3 pt. shooters.
> > 
> > 3. CB looks like our future 3/4. Since he is so young he may grow an inch or 2 and that would be the size we need at 4 to pair with Wemby. For now HB would be perfect back up, if he comes back on a lower contract.
> > 
> > 4. I too am looking at possible match ups. Clips, Lakers, Warriors all have teams of vets with superstars that could give us 1st round trouble. TBD.
> > 
> > 5. My fellow pounders that was absolutely awesome! Today reminded of a playoff comeback vs Warriors, when Manu cost and won the game in last moments. The famous Pop line.." One moment I wanted to cut him on the spot and the next wanted to buy him breakfast "
> > 
> > 6. Extra dime: KL went for 30, got steals, hit Fts, maybe we want to stop booing him. Unless booing is more important to you than winning . Peace
> 
> > [@Bluyork](#):
> >
> > Were this not a SEGABABA, KL would still have been more than Steph could handle defensively. Cade yes, Steph has his number and can handle him physically. Kawhi not yet, maybe never. Castle may be too small and not strong enough to handle Kawhi. Mane Bryant in a couple of years, although by that time Kawhi might be sufficiently diminished that it doesn’t matter.
> 
> > [@dk-area51](#):
> >
> > Quit reading halfway through this awful hot take; it’s a regular season game on a SEGABABA, Wemby played on a severe minutes restriction, the Clips were well-rested, this is some poor scare-mongering at its best. Spurs are not a perfect team, and we have no idea how the playoffs will play out, but doomsday extrapolation from this meaningless game is an irritating read
> 
> > [@lakunoc](#):
> >
> > Hi August, wie get’s? Batum in a Spurs uniform would be a match in heaven: a fellow of infinite skills, of most excellent mood. Alas, poor hope, Nicolas has made it clear in the French media that he extended his career only because the Clippers proposed a contract. His family is firmly settled in LA and he stated that at this stage of his career, he values family stability over whatever professional new challenge. Yes, _my gorge rims at it._
> 
> > [@Nasty spurs ph](#):
> >
> > I learned that Pop’s comment a long time ago still applies: the guys went from poor me to screw you.

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